Pikmin 4
| Pikmin 4 | |
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| Japanese name | TBA |
| Console | TBA |
| Developer | TBA |
| Publisher | TBA |
| Genre | TBA |
| Players | TBA |
| Release date | |
| Japan | TBA |
| North America | TBA |
| Europe | TBA |
| Australia | TBA |
| South Korea | N/A |
| Related games | |
| Predecessor | TBA |
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"Pikmin 4" is the tentative name for the next main game in the Pikmin series. Not much information is currently known about the project, other than it has been confirmed, and currently, it is "very close to completion". Nothing else is currently officially confirmed, not even the actual name, the console, or the release date.
Known information
Pikmin title possibility and potential
The first mention of a new Pikmin title was on November 6th, 2014, when Shigeru Miyamoto was being interviewed on the recently-released Pikmin Short Movies, during which he said “Continually launching campaigns after the release of software will lay the groundwork for the next iteration of "Pikmin" in the future. And needless to say, we want it to be one of the motivations for potential consumers to purchase Wii U. We are making a variety of different efforts.”, indicating the possibility of a new Pikmin game to be developed for Wii U.[1]
Smosh Games interview
On January 5th, 2015, Smosh Games uploaded an interview with Miyamoto, in which he confirmed that Pikmin 4 was being developed.[2]
Eurogamer interview
On September 7th, 2015, Eurogamer unveiled that, in an exclusive interview held in July of 2014, Shigeru Miyamoto once again confirmed the development of the game, and claimed that it was nearing completion.[3] In the same article, Eurogamer also reveals that some Nintendo representatives also spoke to them, and said the following: “We can confirm that Pikmin 4 is in development but that is all we can confirm at present.”. It is not known if the "Pikmin 4" mentioned in that quote is the actual name for the game that Nintendo used, or if it is the result of the quote's English translation. The validity of the author of that quote is also not known, and it is possible that the name is only a placeholder.
Interestingly, the URL for the Eurogamer interview's page starts with "2014-07-20". Since the URLs of all news article pages on eurogamer.net begin with the article's publication date, this could possibly mean that the article was meant to be revealed shortly after the interview, but was held until September of 2015, presumably when Nintendo authorized the publication.
YOGSCAST interview
In an interview uploaded by YOGSCAST Kim, Takashi Tezuka states that “(...)It's consistently Pikmin, but this year it's definitely the fox, the falcon, the rabbit & the frog”, hinting that the company's greatest focus for 2015 is Star Fox, and so, that Pikmin 4 might release at a later year.[4]
Gamerant interview
On July 7th, 2016, Gamerant interviewed Miyamoto and asked him about the status of the game's development and why there haven't been any news in the past months. To this, he replies “Yes, you are right, and we’re working on [Pikmin 4]. So, you know, when we’re in development we have to create a list of priorities and it has been hard to kind of fit that into that list, but we’re hopefully starting to see that on the list now.”[5]
According to the 76th annual general meeting of shareholders, it is known that the only first-party Wii U title to release in 2017 is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.[6]
In light of this news, along the fact that Nintendo has begun allocating their resources towards their new gaming platform, Codename NX, which scheduled for a global release in March 2017, it is now feasible that Pikmin 4's development has been moved from Wii U to the NX.[7]
9-1-16 Nintendo Direct
On September 1st, 2016, a new Pikmin game was revealed for the Nintendo 3DS, tentatively titled Pikmin for Nintendo 3DS.[8] While Nintendo has yet to confirm or debunk any claims that this game could be the previously-mentioned Pikmin 4, deductive reasoning dictates that this is not the case, seeing as Pikmin 4 was listed as "near completion" back in the fall of 2015.
See also
References
- ^ Miyamoto Hints That Pikmin 4 Could Be In Development on My Nintendo News
- ^ YouTube video of the interview with Smosh Games in which Shigeru Miyamoto reveals the development of Pikmin 4
- ^ Pikmin 4 in development and "very close to completion" on Eurogamer
- ^ YouTube video of the interview with YOGSCAST Kim in which Takashi Tezuka hints at a post-2015 release for Pikmin 4 (at 11:55)
- ^ Miyamoto Updates Fans On Status of Pikmin 4 on Gamerant
- ^ “Nintendo said the Wii U would continue to fight on, but only Zelda is coming next year”, Details from Nintendo’s 76th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on Nintendo Everything, published on June 28th, 2016
- ^ Transition from Wii U to Nintendo NX Will Be Smooth: The Optimistic Nintendo on SegmentNext, published on June 25th, 2016
- ^ http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/09/01/new-pikmin-game-announced-for-3ds
| Games | |
|---|---|
| Main games | Pikmin • Pikmin 2 • Pikmin 3 • Pikmin 4 |
| Spin-off games | Hey! Pikmin • Pikmin Bloom |
| Re-releases | New Play Control! Pikmin • New Play Control! Pikmin 2 Pikmin 3 Deluxe • Pikmin 1 (Nintendo Switch) • Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch) |
| Web games | Pikmin.com SpaceForce • Pikmin Treasure Hunt • Pikmin Finder |
| Super Smash Bros. series | Brawl • for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U • Ultimate |
| Others | Pikmin Adventure (Nintendo Land) • Stage Debut |